Coweta County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Coweta County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 25, 2021). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 44 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

1killed · 44 injured

45.5 milongest path · 1989

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F113

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 25, 2021	EF4	38.6 mi	1,850 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 1989	F3	14 mi	120 yd	23	0
Apr 2, 1970	F3	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 1989	F2	45.5 mi	167 yd	6	1
Feb 18, 2009	EF2	20.4 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1989	F2	7 mi	300 yd	14	0
Nov 15, 1989	F2	4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	17 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 7, 2025	EF1	13.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 20, 1983	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	4 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 27, 2024	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 27, 2025	EF1	2.6 mi	150 yd
Apr 7, 2025	EF1	13.9 mi	250 yd
Mar 31, 2025	EF0	5 mi	250 yd
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	3.2 mi	100 yd
May 27, 2024	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd
Jan 3, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	150 yd
Mar 25, 2021	EF4	38.6 mi	1,850 yd
Oct 10, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	90 yd
Oct 10, 2020	EF0	1 mi	90 yd
Feb 24, 2019	EF1	2 mi	150 yd
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	4 mi	350 yd
Nov 18, 2015	EF1	0.2 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: Mar 5, 1989, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Fayette County, GA12 Heard County, GA12 Meriwether County, GA30 Douglas County, GA11 Carroll County, GA27 Clayton County, GA12 Troup County, GA23 Spalding County, GA25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Coweta County, Georgia had?

33 tornadoes touched Coweta County, Georgia between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Coweta County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 25, 2021, with a 38.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Coweta County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (5 of 33). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).